42 Chapter forty-two: High Council.
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~~~Azrael Jaesyrian, eighth moon, 276 AC~~~
~~~Ischyrós, Xandar~~~
The sound of birds of prey and seagulls in the fjord entered my ears, with the yellow rays of the sun streaming in through the windows of the room.
Opening my eyes gently due to the incoming light, I saw Valka lying next to me, her black eyes already looking at me, "I could wake up like this forever." I said in a low tone, receiving a small laugh from her.
"Don't even think about falling in love, we're just copulating, that's all" Valka said in a serious tone, getting up from the bed and putting on her clothes, "come on, you're too good a girl to just be a sexual companion". I groaned, getting out of bed as well and going to the bathroom to wash up.
From the bathroom I heard Valka's mocking voice, reminding me of my track record with women, "The fact that I'm maybe the first woman who doesn't try to kill you with a knife just makes your attempts to romance me pitiful."
'Did she hit that low?' I thought, as I became indignant, "Hey! That wasn't funny, it's not my fault that previous women who rode on my lap tried to kill me."
"Yes, of course, whatever lets you sleep at night" Valka commented sarcastically, as she approached me.
"Still, you are an optimal breeding being," Valka said as she hugged me from behind, while I brushed my teeth and watched her through the sink mirror.
Spitting out the suds from the herbal paste, I was able to answer her, "I don't know if it's good or bad, considering I'm the only man you've ever been with."
Valka released me, giving me a cryptic smile as she winked. "Don't forget you have a meeting with the High Council at eight." She commented once she was out of the bathroom and out of my room.
For me, I continued to groom myself, finishing brushing my teeth and stepping into the huge gold tub, to take a bath and wash off the smell of sex permeating my skin.
After half an hour, already dressed, with baggy beige pants, high black leather boots, a black wool shirt, and a dark blue trench coat close to my body, attached to the part of my trunk with golden buttons, opening at my hips and covering the back of my body until reaching my knees, exposing the front of my pants and providing space to walk.
As for my hair, which I had never cut, it already reached to the middle of my back, with several silver or gold bells hanging from it, leaving it loose with only a few strands at my temples held with small rings to keep them away from my eyes.
Being now ready, I left my room and passed through the same halls as yesterday, finding my blood riders in the common room of my quarters, who were already wearing their armor and were waiting for me.
"My Khal" they all greeted me at the same time, giving me a nod and resting their right fist on their chest.
"Brothers" I returned their greeting, walking over to a table where several women were already setting out several exquisite dishes.
Taking a seat at the head of the table for four, my blood riders also sat at another table next to mine, where there was also food ready to digest.
"What about you guys, how did you guys make your morning?" I asked my wolves, who were lying on a large pile of cushions and feather mats, with each eating from a punch bowl full of vegetables and meats.
"Woof-woof" was what they replied, receiving a gleeful smile from me, "did you have fun last night?" I turned to my riders, who laughed and began to recount their nightly adventures in the prehistoric act known as sex.
"Yeah, We weren't the only ones though" Cakoqqo suddenly said, earning a complicit smile from the others, "we recently saw that black-eyed woman coming out of his room with a big smile on her face."
"Hahaha," they all started laughing once they saw my serious demeanor.
"When I told him about getting a girl, I never thought he had such tastes," said Qrano, in his loud voice, as he broke off a piece of bread and put it in his mouth, "but the Great Khal likes powerful women".
"Hahaha" That brought another round of laughter and a happy atmosphere, as everyone enjoyed breaking the fast, even the wolves, who feasted on the meat brought to him by the girls from the kitchens.
However; as delicious as the food was, I had important business to do, so finishing my meal, I thanked the kitchen girls and got up from the table, heading in the direction of the High Council room.
Walking through the expansive halls of the castle, decorated with beautiful tapestries, ones showing everything from the enigmatic Enderman, red-eyed spiders, oversized wolves, skeletons, and even sturdy pigs in armor.
Not only that, but there were also various paintings hanging on the walls and walls, recounting important Minecraft events, from mythical battles of villagers with dragons to mythical landscapes of surreal mushrooms, everything was decorated in a way that made you immerse yourself in the history of Minecraft while showing you in bits and pieces the great magic and brilliance that Minecraft had to offer.
The castle environment offered that, with its artifacts in gold, emeralds, diamonds, and other unknown jewels, showed an enormous opulence that, along with the countless valuable instruments, spoke of immense wealth.
After seven minutes, I arrived at the High Council, a large circular room, much like the ONU or NATO meeting room.
The room had a futuristic feel to it, with an altar at the north end of the room, where there were several raised chairs in two rows, one lower than the other.
Walking to my seat, I sat in my place, with my blood riders taking seats in the chairs in the higher row.
Once I was seated, the members of the High Rabbit took their seats, the room had the seats around my place, separated by a circular aisle around a low fountain, with the seats divided into the important sectors of the city, giving capacity for one hundred people.
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"High Council" I addressed all those assembled, "Your Majesty" I was greeted by those assembled in response.
The room was divided into seven sections, the seven sectors that kept the city standing; starting from left to right the Agricultural, Academic, Civil, Military, Technological, Commercial, and Governmental Ministries.
Each of the ministries had a representative, which, in addition to Valka and Gerôme; the commander of the civil guard, made up the Privy Council.
Once everyone had taken their seats, the speaker of the meeting, in this case Gallio, the head castellan of Ischyrós; the name of my castle, began the meeting, "Today, on the twentieth day of the eighth moon of the year 376 since the fall of Valyria, we usher in the fourth session of the High Council of Xandar!"
After that, the representatives of the ministries began to recount the progress and obstacles since the last session, one of those being the Minister of Agriculture; Laumonth Salister.
"Our harvest quadrupled this last quarter, reaching an addition of five hundred percent, which brings us to the other point, to feed our citizens and third parties in the city we would have to use one hundred and fifty percent, leaving the other three hundred and fifty unusable, I fear that if we do not seek alternative avenues, all that food will go to waste."
This created a small discussion among the ministries, all of whom were at the same time presenting their ideas and advice on what to do with the leftover food.
Raising my hand, I witnessed the noise die down, bringing calm again. "I know about the abundance of grains, spices, and miscellaneous items in which we have in excess, and I thank Notch for that" Many of those gathered did not know who I was referring to, however, the members in the room and who hailed from Minecraft did.
"That is why it is imperative to open safe and lasting trade routes with highly reliable destinations such as Asshai, The Free Cities, Yi Ti, and even Westeros and the kingdoms east of the Bone Mountains."
"On that, we agree Your Majesty!" Gabriela, the Minister of Trade, raised her voice, as she held up some documents handed over by her support group. "And I, as the representative of what that means, would be very happy to see it realized. However; our situation is complicated, an armada is still floating off our shores, plus the small ties we had with Volantine and Yitian traders have been broken due to the recent siege Xandar suffered."
"Yes, that is why healing and creating new trade ties with those destinations is imperative! The prototype ships that my Ministry recently created, are in their testing stage, currently in Sothoryos on a highly important mission, but, once they reach our shores and my Ministry and I determine the ships with the necessary seals of approval, the shipyards will begin their creation en masse, thus managing to obtain the necessary quantity for the enterprise that Xandar needs." Spoke with confidence and candor Esteban, the Minister of Technology, a toolsmith hailing from Minecraft.
"Then that side is covered" I finished the subject, then focused on Lucios, the Military Minister, "Minister Lucios, you have orders to wipe out the remains of the fleet that graces our shores, leave no survivors, you have permission to awaken the Golems."
The Minister nodded without changing his stoic countenance, and then spoke to one of his assistants about the clear orders, making the man stand up, bow to me, and leave the room, heading for the military logistics center located in the castle, where once they receive the new orders from the High Council, they will go to the sea walls to wipe out the enemy fleet.
Thus the session continued for several minutes more, where they talked about the population that Xandar had now with the ex-slaves brought, raising the population to four million five hundred thousand, in addition to dealing with cases such as new laws, the collection of taxes, and the issue of railroads to improve transportation.
